Minister André Mama Fouda endorses Drive Against Malaria

Yaoundé, December 2008

His Excellency Minster of Public Health, André Mama Fouda, endorses collaboration of working together with Drive Against Malaria in Cameroon. Drive Against Malaria being active in over 32 countries in the continent for the last 9 years, choose Cameroon as a permanent base for their activities in the fight against malaria. Andre Mama Fouda,: “I acknowledge the importance of Drive Against Malaria in fighting malaria in many African countries. We are honoured you choose Cameroon as a permanent base and I think you made a good choice.” Professor Gervais Ondobo Andze (Directeur de la Lutte Contre la Maladie) said: “We like to see Drive Against Malaria collaborate with the Ministry of Health working with interventions such as Onchocerciasis, vaccination programmes and protecting the environment by planting trees as malaria and deforestation are closely linked.”

Michelin Cameroon support Drive Against Malaria

Update Service Drive Against Malaria
Amsterdam, 2008-12-07 By: Hans de Jong

Michelin Cameroon has a strong sense of commitment to the Cameroonian population to help improve healthcare in the country. General Manager Michelin, David Franςois says: “ In our company it is not only about tires. We are here to help each other. That’s evident.” Full information see Pdf

Bimbia Camp 4 Cameroon

Early this year we met a 3 year old little girl who lost her leg after she was ran over by a small motorbike. As she had no walking aid .the girl could only scoop herself around her grandmother’s house. I spent the summer thinking about the life of the youngster and decided to buy her a pair of crunches from the local pharmacy back home. After I told the pharmacy the story, they gave me the crunches for next to nothing. This was the best present we have ever given and only cost seven Euro. The girl is so happy to be mobile again – as we all are.

REPORT FROM AN EYE WITNESS

Drive Against Malaria: Shocking circumstances Pygmies
Baka Pygmies in the East are extremely poor and live FAR under the poverty level.
The people here have no access to nets, no effective medication to treat malaria and no diagnosis material. Drive Against Malaria spoke with people in the village to listen to their stories and find out how bad the situation really was. Julia Samuel: “We encountered the same heartbreaking situation over and over again. Mothers approached us, and asked us to look at their sick babies and children. They were all desperate – they knew their children were dying, and they knew that the consultation and medication they needed was far too expensive for them. A mother lost 6 of her children. We told her we give free nets to protect her family. This is an everyday tragedy. This is the daily reality among the poorest people in Africa. This is why, every day that the DRIVE AGAINST MALARIA spends doing this work, is of vital importance.” Full story see PDF